1st Edition
Understanding Special Educational Needs A Guide for Student Teachers
By Michael Farrell
Copyright 2003
174 Pages
by
Routledge
174 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
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Teachers need to be fully equipped to respond to diversity in today's classrooms now more than ever before. The Professional Standards for Qualified Teacher Status and Induction Standards are now the driving force behind initial teacher education, and students will need to demonstrate their competence against these, and in particular, their understanding of Special Educational Needs in... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Defining and distinguishing special educational needs 3. Inclusion 4. The Special Educational Needs Code of Practice 5. Equal opportunities and local SEN policy 6. Raising educational achievement and the use of Individual Education Plans 7. Literacy and numeracy 8. Information and communications technology 9. Resources 10. Emotional, behavioural and social difficulties 11. Developing one's teaching 12. Assessment, recording and reporting 13. Partners and participants
Biography
Michael Farrel is a special educational consultant with LEAs and universities. He is very well known in the field of SEN and has published widely
'This is undoubtedly a significant book which will rightly take its place as a standard text in teacher education...The author is a meticulous and distinguished academic and leaves few stones unturned.' - British Journal of Special Education
'Highly readable and easy to follow.' - TES extra for Special Educational Needs
